On Wednesday 16 September, in the newspaper El Pais published an article by Emilio de Benito under the title "Childhood obesity is due to the sedentary lifestyle that diet, "said study results pointed that the main cause of childhood obesity is lack of exercise.
FIGURES ARTICLE:
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27.5% of English children is overweight.
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39% of children and 68% of girls do not exercise
The conclusion is drawn from a fact: although children fat, bad cholesterol "(which is caused by poor diet, or pathological or genetic issues) does not increase. Thus argues that "... in a society where they do not worsen blood cholesterol levels, but is increasingly overweight, it seems that any kind of intervention against childhood obesity should focus on physical activity."
other studies supports this University Hospital of Valencia (Empar Lurbe) in stating that "even in schools with a balanced diet is childhood obesity, so you have to give more importance to the exercise."
should all reflect on this issue and take a critical view on the habits and lifestyles of children / students. Are they healthy or not? Is it considered active or sedentary?
intervention is of vital importance from the area of \u200b\u200bEducation Physics in schools. Everything that can affect change in habits of our students will be to their advantage. The stark reality is just that: exceptions (growing point), children (and teens) spend more time watching TV and playing internet games console or doing any physical activity
is still time to change! The teachers we have to work on it
